Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts52A. Representative of mentally impaired or unfit person may enter into bail undertaking on behalf of person
(1) In this section:
accused person means an accused person who:
(a) has been declared to be liable to supervision under Division 2 or 4 of Part IIA of the Criminal Code; or
(b) is or is likely to be the subject of an investigation or a special hearing under that Part.
(2) A person representing an accused person may:
(a) exercise an independent discretion and act as he or she reasonably believes to be in the accused person's best interests in relation to the grant of bail to the accused person under this Act; and
(b) enter into the bail undertaking and any bail conditions imposed in respect of the accused person on behalf of the accused person.
(3) When the representative of an accused person referred to in subsection (1) enters into the bail undertaking and any bail conditions on behalf of the accused person, the representative must give an undertaking to the court that he or she will be responsible for ensuring that the accused person complies with the bail undertaking and the bail conditions.